“The ever-increasing demands of work and family life are more easily managed using electronic calendars,” Erik Eckel writes for TechRepublic. “Apple’s macOS and iOS Calendars simplify sharing information between multiple people and across a variety of devices.”
“I find that it’s easier to manage personal and family schedules using macOS and iOS Calendar, and use Microsoft Outlook to manage professional commitments,” Eckel writes. “Both the macOS/iOS Calendars and Outlook are available and individually customizable from any device I use: Apple iPad, Apple MacBook Air, Dell desktop computer, Apple iPhone, and even an Apple Watch.”
Eckel writes, “And, because I’ve separated mail and calendaring between apps, I can further tweak the notifications each application generates on each device, depending upon the manner in which the device is typically used and my preferences for each one.”
Much more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: If your calendars aren’t quite working for you across myriad devices, this article is a good resource.
I really wish that iCloud calendars could list availability like Exchange does. Such a good feature for those who want to use it.
Under the macOS server calendar server, you are able to set someone as a delegate for your calendar. This person is then able to manage or just observe your calendar depending on the privileges you give them.
Since day one of iOS people have been asking that delegated calendars show up under iOS. Our pathetic sobs have fallen on the deaf ears of Apple engineers.
In order to provide this functionality I have to go into the iOS device, add the person’s calendar as normal, then add the person’s calendar again, only wipe out the URL of the calendar on the server and put in the URL of the delegated calendar. This doesn’t sound so bad until you realize that we have people who have to see delegated users often have to see 20 or so. It can take me hours futzing around with iOS to get it done.
I know. I really need to give on on macOS server.
At least you have a (convoluted) workaround using only native apps. There’s no way to add new contact groups in iOS using the native Contacts app.
The old Apple at least recognized there were at least two types of users: normal and power users. If the Apple of today designed the Mac OS of the 80s, they wouldn’t have given us keyboard shortcuts. Although, considering the actual Apple of the 80s didn’t give users arrow keys on the first Macs, maybe they’re not that different after all.
iCloud : the anchor holding back Mac features and capability for over a decade
The more Apple pushes iCloud feature parity between iOS and the Mac, the more features the Mac loses. Meanwhile, over at Microsoft, Outlook seems to somehow just work, and the entire business world uses it.
You are right, Outlook is a no drama thing, I did not want to use it, but its a requirement in the school system where I work.
And…..Outlook Just Works
Let the flames begin, I can take the heat, thats part of my daily job.
Please don’t confuse Tim with alternative facts about Microsoft